random_int

Function • Misc changes in PHP 8.2

Get a cryptographically secure, uniformly selected integer.

PHP 5

Added

PHP 7.1-7.4

Improved

PHP 8.1

Changed

PHP 8.3

PHP 8.4

PHP 8.5

PHP 8.6

`random_int` Function synopsis

random_int(int $min, int $max): int

Parameters

`$min`

Typeint

The lowest value to be returned.

`$max`

Typeint

The highest value to be returned.

Return value

Typeint

A cryptographically secure, uniformly selected integer from the closed interval [$min, $max]. Both $min and $max are possible return values.

Changes to the `random_int` Function

PHP 8.2

Moved from standard extension to random extension

PHP 8.0

Return type added: int
Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($min): int
Parameter type added for parameter #2 ($max): int

- random_int($min, $max)
+ random_int(int $min, int $max): int

PHP 7.0

Function added

`random_int` Function Availability

PHP Version	Availability
PHP 8.6Upcoming Release	Yes
PHP 8.5Supported (Latest)	Yes
PHP 8.4Supported	Yes
PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only	Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only	Yes
PHP 8.1Unsupported	Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported	Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported	Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported	Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported	Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported	Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported	Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported	No
PHP 5.5Unsupported	No
PHP 5.4Unsupported	No
PHP 5.3Unsupported	No